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Interior designing just like any other occupation is filled with its share of pros and cons. When you take up interior designing as a career you are bound to face various ups and downs of the profession. Stated below are three of the negatives and positives of being an interior designer.

Pros:

*Advancement: An interior designer advances himself through his own skill and creativity. When it comes to advancing in his career, the sky is the limit. It all depends on how much work he is ready to put in and how good he really is. Success follows suit!

*Requirement: At any given time, an opportunity presents itself for interior designers. The job is such, that the services of an interior designer are required by someone or the other. This is due to the current trend in people to change the look of their homes or offices from time to time in order to keep up with the changing trend.

*Choosing work: Interior designers work mostly on a contract basis. Independent interior designers, have the choice to take up a particular work. You get to work for yourself, i.e. you are your own boss. It’s not necessary that you have to pick up every project that comes your way, not many jobs let you do that , do they?

Cons:

*Stress: An interior designer’s job is tough. Multiple workloads may lead to huge amount of stress. Although stress is part and parcel of any occupation it is a con which cannot be ignored. The stress factor will lead to health related issues later on and thus must be dealt with from time to time.

*Clients: Working according to client requirements is one thing, and working on some haywire scheme of the client is another thing. Interior designers are sometimes approached by clients who will have some unrealistic and sometimes absurd ideas. These ideas are not only ludicrous but impossible to manage. Handling such clients will prove testing.

*Competition: You do realize that you will not be the only interior designer out in the market. There will be others who will provide their services at lower rates. Competition is one of the major things an interior designer worries about. Nothing irks them more than their client going to their competitor because of his lower rate!

Working as an interior designer is both rewarding and challenging. Getting the rewards depends on how you meet the challenges.